Topic: response
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What You Need to Know Now about Radio Comms
How to communicate with radios in an emergency by Dan Tennery-Spalding Intro Cell phone and internet service can go down in a disaster – at the exact moment you may need to ask for medical help, shelter or rescue. The best alternative to phone and internet is radio: walkie talkies, FRS, GMRS and Ham radio.…
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Data security in crisis situations
Shout out to Baron Oldenburg and Eleanor Saitta for feedback on this post! Information is flying around fast and loose as you try to help people in need. Anyone who has capacity to help has been added to a spreadsheet tracking needs. If you’re in the thick of it, this piece isn’t for you yet.…
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Sample tech selection
Selecting Tech for Communication By M Hong “It’s a crisis and we need some channels that we can rely on to stay in touch with one another.” Communication Goals/Needs Before choosing a tool, think about the purpose of the communications you and your people need. You’ll likely find that different tools are best for different…
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Flow of information
This is based on how Occupy Sandy worked, with nodes like kitchens or distribution (distro) centers, with nodes forming a network. You will have learned new tips and techniques in the meantime – trust your gut and what already works for your community. Structure Nodes included, but were not limited to: Skill share within a…
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Know your post-disaster rights
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: from fema.gov, compiled by MADR
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Flying drones in disaster zones
On Oct 3rd 202, the FAA reported 30 “near misses” of crewed flights in the Helene disaster area in one 24 hour period. TL;DR for operating aircraft <400ft It is not your god given right as an American to crash into a helicopter. The groups in airspace General guidance Some of this applies to those…
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Spontaneous Unaffiliated Volunteers
Anytime there’s a crisis, there’s a flood of people showing up to help. They’re called “spontaneous unaffiliated volunteers” (SUVs) in crisis response circles, and they’re generally considered a chaos amplifier. They’re mostly seen as getting in the way, of being untrained and untasked, and often as not being willing to be trained or tasked. And…
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Proximity to biohazards
The rule of thumb: for a biohazard site, hold your arm out and close one eye. If you can’t cover the whole area with your thumb, you are TOO CLOSE.
